What kind of meat is a Flat Iron?

dwtdc

I may sound dumb but is a flat iron a brisket or what?

Thanks!

Fidel

It is from the beef shoulder - also called an upper blade roast I believe.

It is part of the whole chuck.

Never Summer

I googled flat irons - here's one site: http://www.askthemeatman.com/flat_iron_steak.htm
you have to skip their ads but there is some useful info in there.

They are good eats!

Patty

TRex

I also found this interesting "factoid" about flat irons in Wikipedia:

"The steak was created by researchers at the University of Florida and University of Nebraska during the course of a study of undervalued cuts of beef. The study also found that this specific cut is the second most tender cut of beef, after the tenderloin."

dwtdc

Thanks for the site. I had no idea of what a flat iron was.

Many Thanks

dwtdc

Great info! Sounds yummy

Fidel

One thing I can add is that they freeze very well.

Kroger sells them in a cryovac pack, as do a lot of other grocers. They are on sale pretty frequently for $4.99/lb, sometimes even $3.99. I stock up at those prices and freeze them in the cryo.

They thaw in a couple hours and eat just as good as if they had never seen the deep freeze.

TRex

That's what I need - a deep freeze. Why they don't come standard with apartments is beyond me. :huh: